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Receive Starpoints or credit for declining housekeeping.
See the Starwood Green Choice Program Description & FAQ for details.
Green Choice options, awarded at check out for each night you decline housekeeping services (except day of departure) :
North America & Europe/Middle East
500 Starpoints, at participating Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection, Le Mridien, St. Regis and W locations.
250 Starpoints at participating Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton locations.
Or $5 USD (amount may change based on location/region) voucher at participating food and beverage outlets within the hotel.
Latin America
Participating hotels provide a 250 Starpoint option or $5 Food & Beverage option only
Asia Pacific
Participating hotels provide a 250 Starpoint option only.
The maximum number of Green Choice nights allowed is determined by each hotel, but is normally 3 consecutive nights. For longer stays, after housekeeping on the 4th night, you can usually then have another 3 consecutive Green Choice nights.
Flyertalk wiki of participating and non-participating Green Choice properties :
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starwood-starwood-preferred-guest/1503438-post-properties-participate-make-green-choice-program.html#post21451970
See the Starwood Green Choice Program Description & FAQ for details.
Green Choice options, awarded at check out for each night you decline housekeeping services (except day of departure) :
North America & Europe/Middle East
500 Starpoints, at participating Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection, Le Mridien, St. Regis and W locations.
250 Starpoints at participating Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton locations.
Or $5 USD (amount may change based on location/region) voucher at participating food and beverage outlets within the hotel.
Latin America
Participating hotels provide a 250 Starpoint option or $5 Food & Beverage option only
Asia Pacific
Participating hotels provide a 250 Starpoint option only.
The maximum number of Green Choice nights allowed is determined by each hotel, but is normally 3 consecutive nights. For longer stays, after housekeeping on the 4th night, you can usually then have another 3 consecutive Green Choice nights.
Flyertalk wiki of participating and non-participating Green Choice properties :
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starwood-starwood-preferred-guest/1503438-post-properties-participate-make-green-choice-program.html#post21451970
'Make a Green Choice' (MAGC) Decline Housekeeping for 250/500 Starpoints or $5 credit
Mar 28, 2012, 12:23 pm
#331
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Best regards,
William R. Sanders
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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Mar 28, 2012, 12:45 pm
#332
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What hotel is this?
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Mar 28, 2012, 1:07 pm
#333
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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There is nothing internally that would indicate that this property is participating in Make A Green Choice, so it might be something they are offering on their own.
If the hotel is participating in MAGC and wants to benefit from the auto-option during the reservation process, they should contact their hotel support folks to arrange it.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
If the hotel is participating in MAGC and wants to benefit from the auto-option during the reservation process, they should contact their hotel support folks to arrange it.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Mar 28, 2012, 2:14 pm
#334
Join Date: Oct 2010
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There is nothing internally that would indicate that this property is participating in Make A Green Choice, so it might be something they are offering on their own.
If the hotel is participating in MAGC and wants to benefit from the auto-option during the reservation process, they should contact their hotel support folks to arrange it.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
If the hotel is participating in MAGC and wants to benefit from the auto-option during the reservation process, they should contact their hotel support folks to arrange it.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Mar 28, 2012, 2:29 pm
#335
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,473
Can you get Green Points for a 30 night stay?
I'm anticipating a 30 night stay.
Is there a night limit? Can I get points for all 30 nights?
I searched the thread and didn't see an answer.
Is there a night limit? Can I get points for all 30 nights?
I searched the thread and didn't see an answer.
Mar 28, 2012, 2:35 pm
#336
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
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Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Mar 28, 2012, 7:02 pm
#337
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,473
That is left up to the properties to decide. The recommendation is to not allow it for more than three consecutive nights. Other than this, you will have to ask the property what their local policy is.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Thanks for the reply.
At the property I have in mind, I've received green points for up to 5 consecutive nights (my longest stay there).
Mar 28, 2012, 7:15 pm
#338
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I'd suggest breaking it up a bit... 30 days on the same sheets and towels doesn't sound too comforting to me. Not to mention those little soaps and shampoos can't last THAT long! hehehe
Mar 28, 2012, 9:55 pm
#339
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,473
I was wondering when someone was going to say this.
30 nights x 500 points = 15,000 points, just for declining housekeeping (double meaning). I can see maybe weekly housekeeping. Or just asking for new towels and bedsheets (making the bed myself) just to keep the points!
On prior stays I asked for multiple soaps, toilet paper and shampoo bottles-- extra water I could grab from the Club Lounge.
As others have stated, it is nice NOT to have hotel staff enter the room and rearrange things.
Mar 29, 2012, 8:49 pm
#340
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Home
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Whenever I get this option they always tell me that I can call anytime for any item to be brought to me.
I have used this option twice and will continue to use it as long as they give me something of value.
I have used this option twice and will continue to use it as long as they give me something of value.
Apr 2, 2012, 1:57 am
#341
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This is just speculation, but what if declining housekeepIng for points becomes so popular that hotels start charging extra for housekeeping on short stays and stop giving points?
Apr 2, 2012, 3:00 am
#342
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Westin Grand in Vancouver participates, as does the Four Points - Edmonton South.
Apr 2, 2012, 11:59 pm
#343
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Location: Bay Area, CA
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Sheraton Puerto Rico- Convention Center participates..though like many other participants in my experience: the points to decline housekeeping often do not get posted and one must call SPG to have them reconciled,etc.
Apr 8, 2012, 4:17 pm
#344
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Does Westin Palace, Madrid participate?
Apr 9, 2012, 12:48 am
#345
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CanuckFlyHigh makes a very good point about long-term maintenance of rooms, but that issue aside, I am glad to see this.
This is mostly because it finally makes the hotels put their money where their mouth is, so to speak, about the supposed environmental benefits that they claim to value. For years they have had those cards whereby one could opt-out of getting fresh towels or sheets (at some hotels, one now even has to opt-in).
The hotels have always said that this was for environmental reasons, but, since they were obtaining benefits but not having to pay anything for them, I found it easy to cynically assume that hotels were simply trying to save money. Now they are making some type of investment in the supposedly environmentally-friendly practices, which is appropriate if they are serious.
This is mostly because it finally makes the hotels put their money where their mouth is, so to speak, about the supposed environmental benefits that they claim to value. For years they have had those cards whereby one could opt-out of getting fresh towels or sheets (at some hotels, one now even has to opt-in).
The hotels have always said that this was for environmental reasons, but, since they were obtaining benefits but not having to pay anything for them, I found it easy to cynically assume that hotels were simply trying to save money. Now they are making some type of investment in the supposedly environmentally-friendly practices, which is appropriate if they are serious.
I am ok to not get the bed sheet change for 2-3 nights